Greg Minikin
English professional rugby league footballer
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Greg Minikin (born 29 March 1995) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a centre or winger for Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship, and now plays rugby union for Hull Ionians in the National League 2 North. He has represented the England Knights at international level.[3]
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| Full name | Gregory Minikin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 March 1995 Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 12 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has previously played for the York City Knights in the RFL Championship and the Castleford Tigers, Hull Kingston Rovers and Warrington Wolves in the Super League. Minkin also spent time on loan from Castleford at the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship.
Background
Minikin was born in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England.
Career
York City Knights
Minikin made his Knights début on 12 May 2013 in a Challenge Cup match away at Catalans Dragons in the south of France. His league début came on 23 June 2013 in a Championship match against Leigh Centurions at the Leigh Sports Village.[citation needed]
Castleford Tigers
After an impressive three seasons at York, Minikin was signed by Super League club Castleford Tigers on a two-year contract starting in 2016.[4]
He played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.[5][6][7]
Batley Bulldogs (loan)
In that same year, Minikin was loaned to Championship side Batley. Here, he scored 4 tries in just 7 appearances.
Hull Kingston Rovers
In 2020, he joined Hull KR. Minikin made a total of 10 appearances in the 2020 Super League season and scored six tries. He missed most of the season with a knee injury which occurred against Wigan.[8]
Warrington Wolves
On 6 September 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Warrington in the Super League[9] Minikin played six games for Warrington in the 2022 Super League season which saw the club finish 11th on the table. Minikin played 15 games for Warrington in the 2023 Super League season as Warrington finished sixth on the table and qualified for the playoffs.[10]
Featherstone Rovers
On 20 October 2023, it was reported that he had signed for Featherstone Rovers for 2024.[11]
He retired from rugby league after a knee operation in 2024.
Hull Ionians
On 15 August 2025 it was reported that he had signed to play for rugby union National League 2 North side Hull Ionians joining his brother Lewis Minikin.[12]
International career
In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad.[13]
In 2019 he was selected for the England Knights against Jamaica at Headingley Rugby Stadium.[14]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | Tier | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
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 York City Knights |
2013 | Championship | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | League 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2015 | League 1 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
| Total | 43 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 | ||
 Castleford Tigers |
2016 | Super League | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2017 | Super League | 29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 88 | |
| 2018 | Super League | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2019 | Super League | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Total | 96 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 172 | ||
→  Batley Bulldogs (DR) |
2016 | Championship | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
 Hull Kingston Rovers |
2020 | Super League | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2021 | Super League | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||
 Warrington Wolves |
2022 | Super League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Super League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
 Featherstone Rovers |
2024 | Championship | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Career total | 218 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 372 | ||
- As of match played 8 September 2024
